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Too cool for school: sustainable design for education

|Date: 22 October, 2021

Too cool for school: sustainable design for education

Construction within the education sector is set to face a number of challenges in the next decade as scho ...

Construction within the education sector is set to face a number of challenges in the next decade as schools look to reach net zero and utilise renewable technology and techniques. Matt Wrate, Directo ...

22 October, 2021
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Newly completed rural development in Dorset set to welcome residents

|Date: 14 October, 2021

Newly completed rural development in Dorset set to welcome residents

A newly completed rural development at Crouch Hill Close is providing homes for local people in Holwell. ...

A newly completed rural development at Crouch Hill Close is providing homes for local people in Holwell. Leading housing provider Stonewater, which owns and manages more than 500 homes across West Dor ...

14 October, 2021
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Marley | Heat pumps and solar working together

|Date: 14 October, 2021

Marley | Heat pumps and solar working together

Following the announcement that Welsh housing associations and councils will be banned from using fossil ...

Following the announcement that Welsh housing associations and councils will be banned from using fossil fuel boilers in newly built homes from October, Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marl ...

14 October, 2021
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Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

|Date: 8 October, 2021

Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

'Is this the best way to decarbonise council housing?' asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Asso ...

'Is this the best way to decarbonise council housing?' asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Among the manifesto commitments the Conservative go ...

8 October, 2021
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UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

|Date: 6 October, 2021

UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment prof ...

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment professionals catching up on two years of innovation, policy advances and new product development. ...

6 October, 2021
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Modular construction methods create high profile council office space

|Date: 21 September, 2021

Modular construction methods create high profile council office space

Modular building specialists Enviro Building Solutions has completed an exciting project for South Glouce ...

Modular building specialists Enviro Building Solutions has completed an exciting project for South Gloucestershire Council located on the high profile Bristol and Bath Science Park. Worth £2.3m, this ...

21 September, 2021
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Award win for research tackling the design quality of new developments

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Award win for research tackling the design quality of new developments

New research produced by the Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the We ...

New research produced by the Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), and commissioned by the West of England Combined Authority, has wo ...

17 September, 2021
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Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

|Date: 14 September, 2021

Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

Residents at a new council home development in Greenwich Peninsula were visited by Leader of the Royal Bo ...

Residents at a new council home development in Greenwich Peninsula were visited by Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Danny Thorpe; Member for Housing, Councillor Anthony Okereke and ...

14 September, 2021
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A new model for building more and better homes for the people of Lambeth

|Date: 7 September, 2021

A new model for building more and better homes for the people of Lambeth

Lambeth Council’s housing delivery company, Homes for Lambeth, has launched its new sales brand, Addition ...

Lambeth Council’s housing delivery company, Homes for Lambeth, has launched its new sales brand, Addition by Homes for Lambeth and unveils first scheme for new high quality, sustainable housing in the ...

7 September, 2021
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Crown Paints showcases its new digital home decorating pack ordering portal for RSLs

|Date: 3 September, 2021

Crown Paints showcases its new digital home decorating pack ordering portal for RSLs

Crown Paints will be bringing home the benefits of supply chain collaboration at the forthcoming Procurem ...

Crown Paints will be bringing home the benefits of supply chain collaboration at the forthcoming Procurement for Housing (PfH) Live conference by showcasing its new digital ordering portal for registe ...

3 September, 2021
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